Category Climate change

Global warming protests

More than 100,000 people took to the streets in more than 30 countries Saturday, in the first world-wide demonstration to press for action to combat global warming. The marches – timed to put pressure on the most important international climate…

Global warming news

Protesters from 30 countries unite to fight global warming Up to a million people will take to the streets of more than 100 cities in 30 countries today to demand greater action on tackling global warming. The first worldwide demonstration…

Bad news for Britain

Fears of big freeze as scientists detect slower Gulf Stream The ocean "engine" that helps to drive the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and keeps Britain relatively mild in winter has begun to slow down, say scientists. This is…

Forget U.S. on Kyoto

Instead, sue the ‘criminals’  Environmental lawyer and nephew of JFK says legal action against polluters is best bet Delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference need not waste time trying to bring the U.S. onside in current discussions on…

Why shortsighted greed is dumb

Arctic booms as climate change melts polar ice cap The global hunger for oil is fuelling a new gold rush. Wa-hoo! Let’s go make big bucks drilling in the Arctic – for a few years at least – until everything…